On p. 2 of Brown Girl Dreaming, Woodson says her people were "enslaved, then emacipated." What does emancipated mean?

On p.3 of Brown Girl Dreaming, the text says "Malcolm X is standing on a soapbox talking about a revolution." What does soapbox mean?

On p.4, the text mentions "James Baldwin is writing about injustice..." What is injustice?

The story of Woodson's birth was desribed as getting lost "amid other people's bad memory" on p.18. What does "amid" mean?

On page 23, the text says "she watches the way the light slips through the heave pine needles, dapples everything with sweet September light." What does "dapples" mean?

What is a genre?

What 2 genres is Brown Girl Dreaming?

What genre is a true story about a real person written by another person?

What genre is a story that includes impossible elements like magic or talking animals?

What genre is a type of fiction that deals with science, technology, and the future?

What genre gives you facts about a topic?

Which genre contains cultural stories that are passed down over times such as legends, fables, folktales, and myths?

Which genre is a make up-story that takes place in history or a specific time in the past?